PIAA AA State Wrestling-Day 1 recap and Day 2 preview
By: Brian Ingalls | PA Sports History | March 10, 2022
Day 1 of the PIAA AA State Wrestling Tournament is done for today. The AA wrestlers will start back up tomorrow at 9:00am with the quarterfinals and consolation round 2. The top 5 teams in the team race are: 1. Notre Dame-GP (41.5), 2. Saucon Valley (33), 3. Chestnut Ridge (26), 4. Brookville (20.5), and Faith Christian Academy (19). There were no major upsets today, but plenty of great matches. Most of the matches, in the quarterfinals tomorrow morning, should be good. Here are a few of the more interesting matchups:
113 Brandon Wentzel (Montoursville) who took 3rd at 106 last year will wrestle Hunter Robison (Saegertown) who took 5th at 106 last year. They wrestled at States last year with Robison winning 3-1 in SV.
120 Jaden Pepe (Wyoming Area)-1st last year at 113 takes on Cooper Hornack (Burrell)-2nd at 106 last year.
132 Owen Reinsel (Brookville)-4th at 120 last year will take on Ethan Kolb (Benton)-7th last year at 120.
152 Jackson Arrington (Forest Hills)-1st last year at 132 will wrestle Michael Duggan (Boiling Springs)-3rd last year at 152. Jackson is on another level, but this might be the closest match of his tournament.
172 Rune Lawrence (Frazier)-1st last year at 172 takes on Nolan Lear (Benton)-3rd last year at 160. I think this has a chance to be Rune's toughest match in his quest to repeat.
District 6 AA still has 20 wrestlers in the tournament. There are 11 in the quarterfinals and 9 in the consolation round 2. The quarterfinals for D6 are highlighted by 172 lbs, where three D6 wrestlers made the quarterfinals. These 3 are Gavin Stewart (Marion Center), Suds Dubler (Glendale), and Caleb Close (Bald Eagle Area). At 113, two wrestlers Landon Bainey (West Branch) and Lucas Fye (Bald Eagle Area) made the quarterfinals. The top D6 AA teams are Bald Eagle Area-6th Place 17.5 points, Forest Hills-18th place 12.5 points, and Glendale-19th place 12 points. Here is a recap and preview of the 20 wrestlers left in the PIAA AA State Tournament.
106 - Jake Sombronski (United) Jake won his first match 8-0, and then dropped his next match by Technical Fall 15-0 in 4:34 to Aaron Seidel. Seidel is ranked 13th in the country and is 45-1 this year. Jake is now in the consolation round 2 and will face Clayton Carr (NE-3/Fresh/32-6) tomorrow morning.
106 - Mason Beatty (Mount Union) Mason won his first match 11-2 and then got pinned by Louie Gill in his second match. Gill is a returning state champion and is currently ranked # 3 in the country. Mason will wrestle fellow D6 AA wrestler Korry Walls (Tyrone). Korry lost his first match 13-2 to Ayden Smith. Smith is a returning 4th place medalist. Korry then beat another D6 wrestler Jack Darlington (Penns Valley) 12-2. Mason and Korry wrestled last year with Korry winning by fall. This should be a good match first thing tomorrow morning.
113 - Landon Bainey (West Branch) Landon won his match by technical fall 15-0 in 2:45. Landon will wrestle in the quarterfinals against Deven Jackson (SE-2/Senior/31-3).
113 - Lucas Fye (Bald Eagle Area) Lucas won his match by fall in 3:55. Lucas is in the quarterfinals and will face Gauge Botero (SE-1/Fresh/41-6). Botero is currently ranked #16 in the country.
120 - Coen Bainey (Bald Eagle Area) Coen won his match 7-2. Coen will face Cole Householder (NW-1/Fresh/34-8) in the quarterfinals.
126 - Trent Hoover (Penn Cambria_ Trent won his match by fall in 1:25. Trent will wrestle Kaden Milheim (NE-2/Junior/40-6) tomorrow morning in the quarterfinals.
132 - Ashton Sipes (Tyrone) Ashton won his first match 6-1 and then lost 12-2 to Conner Heckman. Heckman was a 7th place medalist last year. Ashton is in the consolation round 2 and will wrestle Kyle McCollum (SW-3/Senior/36-5).
138 - Easton Toth (Forest Hills) Easton won his match 7-0. Easton is in the quarterfinals and will wrestle Cade Wirnsberger (NE-2/Junior/38-3). Wirnsberger is a 6th place medalist from last year at 132.
145 - Ty Watson (Penns Valley) Ty won his first match by fall in 2:48. Ty will take on Evan Maag (SE-2/Senior/39-10) in the quarterfinals. Maag is a returning State Qualifier.
152 - Jackson Arrington (Forest Hills) The returning State Champion started his tournament off with an impressive technical fall 19-4 in 2:29. Jackson will now face off with returning 3rd place finisher Michael Duggan (SE-2/Junior/43-7).
160 - Zeke Dubler (Glendale) Keke won his match by fall in 1:06. Zeke is in the quarterfinals and will take on Anthony Glessner (SE-4/Senior/31-10)
172 - Suds Dubler (Glendale) Suds won his match by fall in 1:38 over a State Qualifier from last year, Jalen Wagner. Suds will wrestle, in the quarterfinals, Garret Garcia (NE-1/Soph/35-3). Garcia is also a state qualifier from last year.
172 - Gavin Stewart (Marion Center) Gavin won his match 13-2. Gavin is in the quarterfinals and will wrestle Jacob Jones (SE-1/Junior/42-3). Jones is a 4th place medalist from last year at 172.
172 - Caleb Close (Bald Eagle Area) Caleb won both of his matches today by a score of 1-0. Caleb is the only D6 AA Freshman left. Caleb will take on Riley Parker (NE-3/Junior/32-10) in the quarterfinals.
189 - Noah Foltz (Bald Eagle Area) Noah won his first match by technical fall 16-1 in 4:32, and then he lost 10-0 to Cole Karpinski. Karpinski is a 6th place medalist from last year at this weight. Noah will wrestle, in consolation rd. 2, against Connor Wrobleski (NE-3/Senior/36-5).
189 - Ethan Kubat (Central Cambria) Ethan lost a tough decision 9-6 to start the day, and then bounced back with a fall in 3:29. Ethan is in round 2 consolation and will take on Landon Caldwell (NW-4/Senior/40-5). Caldwell is a State Qualifier from last year at 172.
215 - Kirk Bearjar (Forest Hills) Kirk lost his first match 6-2 and then won his second by fall in 1:58. Kirk will wrestle Jared Blobe (SE-4/Junior/25-14) in the consolation rd. 2.
285 - Gunner Singleton (Huntingdon) Gunner lost 3-0 and then won 7-3. Gunner is in consolation round 2 and will wrestle Charles Sheppard (SE-4/Junior/31-13).
285 - Braden Ewing (Tyrone) Braden won his first match 1-0 and then lost by fall in 2:49. Braden will wrestle Lodge Nosko (NW-3/Senior/32-11) in consolation round 2.
About the Author
Brian Ingalls
Brian Ingalls is the owner/operator of Pa Sports History. Brian was a multi sport athlete for United High School in Armagh, Pa. Shortly after graduation, Brian joined the military and spent 6 years in the U.S. Army. After his military service, Brian moved back to the United school district. Brian and his wife, Susan, have four children. All four children were/still are involved in high school sports.
Brian has spent most of his life involved with high school sports and has spent the past 20 years researching and collecting schedules, results, and stats for high school sports mainly in the District 6 area.
